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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert feel happy at last in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. Why doesn't Andrew leave right away for the ship bound for Argentina?

3. What disease does Robert say he has?

4. What does Robert stumble into at the end of the play?

5. What promise does Andrew make to Robert at the end of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Andrew's physical appearance and personality at the beginning of the play and contrast it with how he looks and behaves at the end of the play. What do you think caused these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of bad luck/good luck. How do we see these themes used in the play? Who is most closely connected with bad luck and what does he hope for to turn his luck around?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Robert's view of his life. How does he feel he's come full circle to his original desires? What does he seem to expect in an afterlife?

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